All patients should be considered potentially infectious
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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The nursing supervisor is observing the staff on the pediatric unit. Which nurse is providing family-centered care?
1. The nurse who delays morning care until after the family has visited the child 2. The nurse who suggests the mother take a break and get breakfast while the nurse changes the child's dressings 3. While admitting a new client, the nurse explains the visitation rules of the unit to the parents and grandparents. 4. During discharge planning, the nurse recognizes the mother is unable to perform wound care on the client, so the nurse works with the family to determine which family member will be available to meet this child's health care needs.
A recent nursing graduate has been surprised at the sharp contrast between some patients' lifestyles in their homes and the nurse's own practices and beliefs. To work therapeutically with the patient, what must the nurse do?
A) Request another assignment if there is dissonance with the patient's lifestyle. B) Ask the patient to come to the agency to receive treatment, if possible. C) Resolve to convey respect for the patient's beliefs and choices. D) Try to adapt the patient's home to the norms of a hospital environment.
Which of the following patients would be at risk for developing nonthrombocytopenic purpura? Select all that apply
A) A child adopted from India and displaying malaise, lethargy, and petechiae all over the body B) A 73-year-old patient admitted with concussion that resulted from a fall C) A 55-year-old patient diagnosed with Cushing disease displaying bruises, weight gain with a buffalo hump, and moon face D) A 15-year-old insulin-dependent diabetic with hypoglycemia displaying irritability with headaches and tachycardia E) A pregnant mother experiencing headaches and proteinuria
A father calls emergency medical services (EMS) for his 1-year-old infant who was vomiting and then experienced a series of seizures. Upon admission to the hospital, the infant was listless and irritable, had bradycardia, and had periods of apnea
The infant has now lapsed into a coma. Which of the following conditions will the nurse and the health care team members suspect and most want to rule out? a. spinal meningitis c. fever-induced seizures b. encephalitis d. shaken baby syndrome (SBS)